If there’s anything head coach Kevin O’Connell has learned about being around young quarterback J.J. McCarthy after a game, it’s how to handle himself when the 22-year-old is still very clearly fired up and in the zone.

The intensity was on display in the visitor’s locker after the Minnesota Vikings earned the 27-24 win over the Detroit Lions.

A video clip posted on social media provided a peek behind the curtain. O’Connell is shown giving a speech, while McCarthy looks like a rabid animal ready to pounce.

His head nodding up and down. His eyes peering straight ahead. His nostrils flaring with each breath.

“It never catches me off guard,” O’Connell said with a laugh. “I know to give him the football, deliver the message that I’d like to deliver, and then get the hell out of the way for

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